LaCrosse Children's Museum - sorry for the delay!

This past Saturday we took the kids to the LaCrosse Children's Museum, we used Kayden's Gift Certificate from his Birthday!  (Thanks Uncle Mike and Auntie Amy!)  If you have not been...I highly recommend it, we love it WAY better then the one in St. Paul.  Its just enough to keep our two diddles occupied and very reasonably priced!  Okay, that's my plug for the day, lol - here are the pics!

 that's a silly mirror mommy

 my little firefighters!

 love this girl

 driving boats...careful she's a cRaZy driver :)

 HURRY UP & TAKE THE PICTURE MOM

 I can't believe we got a picture of both of their heads, that's my jamming Hannah's head in there

 Wizard Kayden

 "Hey You...girl...you're supposed to be scanning my stuff."  Not kidding that's what he said, then he started saying he had coupons (Auntie Jess...I know you're proud right now)

 a couple of crazy kids.  "Hannah get up here."

 Kayden and his co-pilot

 my beautiful little girl...look at that pony tail.  she looks like such a big girl, but will NOT keep it in.



BIG BOY!

Guess who pooped in the potty??? KAYDEN!! Way to go big guy, we're so proud of you!! We made a deal...he pooped in the potty, he got a Lightning Race Track! He just told me, "Mommy, I love my Lightning Race Track - its just beautiful."

I think we might almost be there!!  He's been in underwear only since this weekend, just diaper / pull ups when he's asleep!  So fingers are crossed, he's got it.  If not, he's really really close! 

My little man is growing up so fast!

The beginning of Kayden's Potty Training Journey! 

Winter / Spring 2011

Lightning Underwear for his 3rd Birthday!

July 2011

"I POOPED IN THE POTTY!!"

"I DID IT!"

Pretty darn tootin' proud of himself!  :)

A Couple of Kayden Sayings

While I remember (and a blog test for Cayen!:)) here are some Sayings from the kids.

Kayden -
"That's amazing."

"Hannah Baby you did it! I'm so proud of you!"

"Mommy, I love you so much, all the time."

"I pee'd in my pull up and remember, its not funny."

Hannah has started TALKING like crazy this last week!
Up
Please
Pouch (her fav. book)
Book
Cheese
Uh huh
YAAA

Kayden & Hannah Sayings

Now that Hannah is starting to talk, this can be both Kayden Sayings AND Hannah Sayings!  Here are the latest and greatest!

Kayden Sayings

"Yes I sure did."  (when we pretty much ask him if he did anything!)

"Look at me...I'M TALKING TO YOU!"

(one day in the car, and now he does it more frequently - I think I have a video of this I'll try and post.)
"MOMMMMYYYY!  Take your glasses off.  (w/ his killer eyelashes and melt my heart head tilt) I like your eyes...they're beautiful."  Not even kidding, those words came out of his mouth, Eric and I were speechless!

"One for me, two for Mazzy, none for you, Hannah."  On the way to daycare, "sharing" his treats w/ Hannah, but saving most of them he saved until he got to Brenda's.  :) 

"Mazzy and I are best friends, but only after our nap."

"You're my black Grandma."  LOL - to my mom, he touches her arm and tells her that.  I think she needs to start using some more sunscreen.  But we have been realizing he gets his colors of black and whites mixed up.  He also calls Eric's dad, Brian, his "Black Truck Grandpa" or "Black Grandpa."

Hannah Sayings

Hannah did not have a real successful run at her first swimming lessons session.  We skipped a few lessons, b/c it just didn't seem worth it, when all she did was scream "BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL!"  The teacher game them little plastic t-balls to blow across the water.  Once we got in the water, Hannah was done until she had the balls, one in each hand, and then she was a happy camper.  She never blew them across the water, just held onto hers and tried to steal everyone else's.

At Kayden's Birthday - "Buzz and Woody!"  Hilarious!

"Lightning!"  She is her brother's sister!  :) 

"DADDDDYYY! DADDAA!"  She's a TOTAL Daddy's Girl!

"Gampa!"

"MOMMA!"  Only when she's crying or really, really excited to see me!

"DUCK" "QUACK!" When we saw some ducks in Lake City one day!

Kayden's 3rd Birthday!

Hard to believe our Big Man just turned 3 on the 10th!  We had two birthday parties for him, and here are some pictures.  Enjoy, and happy birthday k-man, we love you!!

 Birthday Party #1 w/ our family!!  Toy Story!!  Hannah even said "Buzz and Woody!"

 Blowing out his 3 candles!!

 Silly frosting boy!

 Sprinkler after the cupcakes, Hannah is not a fan, but she did better when Cousin Connor was holding her!

 Opening cards and presents, I think this was the one from Coralie and Dayton where he said "A MILLION DOLLARS!"  It was priceless, I got it on video, but will have to try and shorten it to get it on here!

 Mackenzie, Kayden, and Claire!

 Daddy's Girl!!  :)

 Birthday Party #2, Lightning and Mater!!  A few of Kayden's little friends came over for a pool party!  I had to leave for an emergency - but thank you to our friends for snapping these great pictures for me!!

 Blowing out his Lightning Candle, "another birthday for me? I like it!"  :) lol

 Just swinging!  Rick pushing Kayden and his girlfriend Mazzy!  :)

 POOL TIME!!  Mazzy, Kayden, and Paxson enjoying the refreshing water!

 Handsome Birthday Boy!

 Tearing into some more presents!  (look at Hannah's "humidty" curls, she sitting next to K.)

 Look at this!!

 Kayden and Mazz checking out the cards, I think this is his singing "Move It Move It" card, he loves it!

 Birthday morning, "A CINNAMON ROLL FOR ME???"

 Mommy and her birthday boy on his birthday!

 Big Boy Birthday = Big Boy Underwear!

 K and Hannah on his 2nd birthday and K and Hannah on his 3rd birthday!  What a difference a year makes

 Waking up on his 1st Birthday, w/ Waddles

Waking up on his 2nd Birthday w/ Nuk

Waking up on his 3rd Birthday!

The ABC's...by Kayden

Kayden is getting really good at his ABC's, he requested we record him last night on our way home! Here it is! (on cell phone video, hence the not so great quality!)

Happy Monday!

Yesterday we took the kids to Lark Toys in Wabasha. They LOVED it!! www.larktoys.com Of course, anytime you take children to a toy store its inevitable that they are going to throw a fit and not want to leave. Luckily - we could easily distract them w/ "the next room!" After that we stopped in Wabasha and snapped some pics and let K walk around and check out the water! Here are some pictures.


Two cutest kiddos we've ever seen!


SOOOO CUTE!

The Carousal - all hand made - awesome! Kayden of course had to ride the DEER!

(another Kayden quote when we saw a plastic deer - "DEER - we should shoot him!" Gotta love our future hunter!)

Hannah kind of freaked out so I held her the rest of the time on it.

Such a model! ;)

lol - they aren't the best at posing w/ wooden signs!

Daddy and Kayden posing at the National Eagle Center

Family Picture! June 2011

The muscle pictures!

First he kisses each side

Second he does the tough guy pose

Then the super tough...."ahhhh"

Gotta love him!